13 Related Articles from 2018-12-06

Charlie Kirk: The First Step Act prison reform bill deserves a Senate vote. Imprisoning convicted criminals for longer and longer periods sounds like an appealing and commonsense proposal to many people. After all, when lawbreakers are locked up they can’t commit more crimes and law-abiding citizens are safer. Right? Actually, wrong. >>

Economists are jittery, but expect a strong jobs report Friday. America's economy is flashing some warning signs, but -- for now -- the labor market appears to be going strong. >>

House approves short-term spending bill to avert government shutdown. The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a two-week stopgap spending bill that would avert a government shutdown, sending it to the Senate. >>

Kamala Harris aide resigns over $400G harassment settlement. Senator Harris has been a vocal supporter of the #MeToo movement >>

Powerhouse storm to roar across southern US, bringing snow, ice, rain, floods and possibly tornadoes. A powerful storm will crawl across the southern tier of the U.S. over the next several days, delivering snow, ice, rain, floods and even a few tornadoes. >>

Raiders steal world famous Portland Tiara from The Welbeck Estate. The gang used specialised diamond blades to cut through security glass to steal The Portland Tiara which was commissioned for King Edward VII's coronation during the raid on the Welbeck Estate. >>

Review: Mellencamp puts fearless touch on American classics. In a fresh collection of cover songs he’s performed over the years, John Mellencamp demonstrates one more time that he is willing to take a risk >>

Study: Half of US adults have had close family member jailed. Some 113 million Americans have had an immediate family member jailed, says the report. >>

U.S. household net worth rises to $109 trln ahead of stock rout. U.S. households added nearly
$2.1 trillion to their wealth in the three months through
September, a sign that gains in stock markets were probably
supporting consumer spending before a recent market downturn,
Federal Reserve data showed on Thursday. >>

U.S. securities regulator should demand more voting disclosure from fund managers: official. The U.S. securities regulator should consider imposing stricter disclosure requirements on institutional fund managers relating to how they vote in corporate elections, a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official said on Thursday. >>

UPDATE 2-J&J unit to pay $360 mln to U.S. to resolve charity kickback probe. A unit of Johnson & Johnson
will pay the U.S. government $360 million to resolve an
investigation into its financial support of a charity that
helped Medicare patients cover out-of-pocket drug costs, the
Department of Justice said on Thursday. >>